Employed persons by professional status in Norway
Norway: Employed persons by professional status was 2,903 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employed persons by professional status in Norway, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Norway recorded 2,903 for employed persons by professional status in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons by professional status in Norway peaked at 2,903 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,043, in 1995.
That places Norway 19th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Employed persons by professional status in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2,043 | — |
| 1996 | 2,112 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 2,171 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 2,237 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 2,253 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 2,271 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 2,276 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 2,293 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 2,265 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 2,273 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2,283 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2,353 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 2,434 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 2,514 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 2,500 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 2,501 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2,536 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 2,585 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 2,602 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2,627 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 2,641 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2,638 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2,644 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2,686 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 2,716 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 2,702 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 2,772 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 2,846 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 2,876 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 2,889 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 2,903 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,163 | 2,043 | 2,253 | 5 |
| 2000s | 2,346 | 2,265 | 2,514 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,617 | 2,501 | 2,716 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,831 | 2,702 | 2,903 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Norway
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2413 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2229 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7506 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,138 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 663.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,690 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,724 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,414 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons by professional status in Norway?
- Employed persons by professional status in Norway was 2,903 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons by professional status recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2,903 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employed persons by professional status recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,043 in 1995.
- How does Norway rank for employed persons by professional status?
- Norway ranks 19th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons by professional status rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons by professional status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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